Alaska Public Records

Many exceptions are listed in the Act, including records that are sealed, such as records of vital statistics and adoption proceedings, records pertaining to juveniles, medical & related public health records, and records that could jeopardize personal & public safety.

Statewide resources found in Alaska are organized below for you. If you need to check records in a Borough or City, use the menus on the side.

Court System - The Alaska court system has four levels. At the first are District Courts, trial courts that handle misdemeanors, offenses, violations, felony preliminary hearings, civil cases up to $100K, small claims, domestic violence cases, and inquests. In rural areas that do not have full-time district court judges, Magistrates may handle civil & criminal matters. Magistrates also assist the district court with routine matters in metropolitan areas. At the second level are the Superior Courts, which hear criminal felony, civil, domestic relations, juvenile, child abuse, and guardianship cases. At the third level is the Court of Appeals, which reviews decisions by the trial courts and Magistrates. At the top level is the Alaska Supreme Court, which can review decisions by all lower courts. Alaska Court Records

Criminal Records - Felony cases are handled by the Superior Courts, while misdemeanor, DWI/DUI, and preliminary hearings are handled by the District and Magistrate Courts. Juvenile cases are handled at both the Superior and District Courts. To access criminal databases and find out the procedure for ordering official state background searches, go to our Alaska Criminal Records page.

Vital Records – Vital Records are available from: Bureau of Vital Statistics, Dept of Health and Social Services, 5441 Commercial Blvd., Juneau, AK 99801, Phone: (907) 465-3391, Fax: (907) 465-3618. Visit our Vital Records page for information about ordering certificates. Various death indexes are located there as well. Unfortunately, birth records cannot be searched in Alaska and certificate copies are only available to parents and the person named on the certificate. Marriage records are sealed for 50 years and cannot be searched online.

Search the Alaska Department of Economic and Community Development for Alaskan corporations, limited liability companies, limited liability partnerships, and limited partnerships by name, number, agent, or officer.

U.S. District Court of Alaska bankruptcy records. Register with the fee-based PACER system to search for Federal bankruptcy court records by case number, name, SSN/Tax ID, or case type. Provides dockets and documents.

Search Alaska Administrative Office of Courts felony and misdemeanor records of individuals who are or have been under the jurisdiction of the Alaska Court system and registered offenders. Statewide search is $9.95 or search 450 million criminal records nationwide for $14.95.

Search for public notices by key words. Search can be narrowed by category, department, location, publish date, or title. Results can be restricted to active or archived public notices. Gives full body of notice plus some additional information.

This service provides access to opinions of the Alaska Supreme Court and Alaska Court of Appeals. Opinions can be searched by word, official citation, docket number, case name, judge name, counsel name, opinion type.

Browse recent Alaska Supreme Court opinions or choose "Older Alaska Supreme Court Opinions" to browse an index from 1991 to the present. Full text of opinions are accessible here. Also includes link to a word search of Alaska state court opinions.

Browse past or current bills & resolutions, house & senate journals, legislature committee minutes, statutes or session laws and resolves. Also available is a full text search by year and type of document.

Provided by the Alaska State Troopers Department. View this listing of warrant information by name with information including age, warrant type, description of charges. (pdf format)

Alaska
is located in the farthest Northwest portion of North America. The Capital is Juneau and the largest city is Anchorage. The Official Web Site is located at http://www.state.ak.us/. Alaska
is the 48th most populous state in the United States. The 2014 population estimate is 736,732 and the 2010 census population was 710,249. The land area is 570,640.95 square miles and there are 1.2
persons per square mile.

67.3% of the population is White, 3.9% is Black or African American, 6.6% is Hispanic or Latino, 5.8% is Asian, 14.7% is American Indian or Alaska Native, 1.2% is Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, and 7.1% are two or more races. 91.6% are a high school graduate or higher, and 27.5% have a Bachelor degree or higher.

The median home value is $241,800. There are on average 2.75 persons per household, the per capita income is $32,651, the median household income is $70,760, and 9.9% of the persons in Alaska
are considered below poverty level.